Illegal acts of RTO’s and tax evasion by the Meru Cabs Pvt. Ltd.

BY FAX/SPEED POST/BY HAND

MOST URGENT & TIME BOUND

April 13, 2011

1.     Mr.  Prithviraj Chavhan,

The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra,

Mantralaya,

Mumbai

2.     Mr. Dilip Jadhav, IAS

Transport Commissioner,

Bandra (E), Mumbai.

Subject: Illegal acts of RTO’s and tax evasion by the Meru Cabs Pvt. Ltd.

Respected Sir,

We would like to draw your attention on the illegal and tax evasion by the fleet taxi company with the corrupt practice of State Transport Department in the following manner and state had lost crores of rupees of tax.

We say that the Hon’ble High Court, Bombay had directed the STA to return the compounding fee to the permit holders which is approximately Rs.  13.5 crores within six weeks from the date of application submitted by permit holders to the respective RTOs.

After more than three months, suddenly the RTOs are demanding NOC from the permit holders for their professional tax.  We are not shocked and surprised of the act of all State Transport Department for the following reasons:

·        It is very much clear or in the knowledge of RTO that before registering any new cabs / taxis they require all the NOC from the respective tax department thereafter the permit should able to  endorsed the taxi permit on the new taxi. 

·        After 4 years, now the state transport department demanding the NOC from the permit holders, when all the documents and vehicle is with the Meru Cabs

·        As per agreement signed between permit holders and Meru Cabs it is very much clear in the clause 4 of the agreement that all original documents and receipts will be in the custody of Fleet Taxi Company.

·        We say that Meru cabs had not paid any single rupee as professional tax more than 4 years and plying the vehicle on road and enjoy the taxi permit

It is pertinent to note that they had taken the entire permits on lease for 20-40 years which is illegal as per the Motor Vehicle Act. 

We would like to draw your attention that all these harassment is started by the RTO under the command of corrupt Additional Transport Commissioner cum Secretary Mr. Sarish Thakur so that no permit holder can able to get their refund of compounding fee as per the order of the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay.

Hence, we request your goodself to look into the matter personally and take immediate necessary legal action against Meru Cabs for tax evasion and the corrupt officer of the respective RTO who had not taken the NOC or the tax from the Meru cabs at the time of registration of new vehicle or for the last four years.

We hope you will understand the real harassment done by corrupt officials of the state transport department as well as private fleet operators to the Taxi permit Holders. .

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For Mumbai Taximen Sangathan

General Secretary